- MALINDI, Kenya, Mar 15 – As part of their commitment to corporate social responsibility, One of Kenya’s fastest growing sports betting companies, Odibets, through their OdiMtaani initiative, recently visited Malindi Main Prison and made a significant contribution to the rehabilitation and education…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – Record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia moved up to third in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League (FKFPL) standings after winning 2-0 against Coastal side Bandari FC on Saturday. In other fixtures, Talanta FC held hosts Kakamega Homeboyz to a goalless draw, Mohammed…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – As the world’s most challenging rally returns to Kenya’s breathtaking landscapes, Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has announced a significant motorsport sponsorship for five crews ahead of the 2025 World Rally…
- NAIVASHA, Kenya, Mar 14 – With just a few days before the start of the 2025 WRC Safari Rally Kenya (March 19-23) on Wednesday, Naivasha town is already witnessing a surge in hotel bookings. The forthcoming African motor rallying fixture continues to significantly boost hotel occupancies in Naivasha…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – Affiliate marketing is not just a way to earn money; it’s an opportunity to build a stable income. One of 1xBet’s partners, who has been working with the program since 2019, shares his experience: which channels he uses, the challenges he overcame, and the advice he has for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – The wait is over and all systems go as Nairobi Provincial Cricket Association (NPCA) Twenty20 play offs begin at various venues. The play-offs are being played in accordance with the Indian Premier League (IPL) format with the big match this weekend being Qualifier 1…
- LONDON, United Kingdom, Mar 14 – Aston Villa forward Marcus Rashford has been named in Thomas Tuchel’s first squad as England manager. Rashford last played for England in a friendly against Brazil in March 2024 but has impressed since joining Villa on loan from Manchester United in January.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes says he could have left the club last summer. The 30-year-old was United’s hero on Thursday night, scoring a hat-trick as they beat Real Sociedad to move into a Europa League quarter-final with Lyon. He was also singled out for…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, Mar 14 – Lewis Hamilton was fifth fastest for his new Ferrari team as the Formula 1 season began at the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton was 0.42 seconds slower than his team-mate Charles Leclerc, who set the pace ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – The M-PESA Jr. NBA tournament makes its next stop in Rift Valley, with Uasin Gishu High School set to host the highly anticipated regional finals this weekend. A total of 40 teams, featuring 480 boys and girls, are expected to hit the court, battling for the championship in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – Kiambu Golf Club is set to host the latest leg of the 2025 NCBA Golf Series Saturday as the tournament returns for its fourth qualifier event of the year. Around 200 golfers are expected to tee-off in a fiercely competitive round, where up for grabs will be slots to the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – Tusker FC coach Charles Okere is hopeful that the club can use the hurt of being eliminated from the FKF Cup to fuel their charge for the Premier League title, with 11 matches to play. The brewers became the first Premier League club to be eliminated from the Cup, after…
- MUNICH, Germany, March 13, 2025 – Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich has signed a four-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2029. Kimmich’s current deal was due to expire at the end of this season and he had been linked with a move to Arsenal. The 30-year-old joined Bayern…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 13, 2025 – Countdown to this year’s WRC Safari Rally is moving fast with the various competitors (teams) starting to set-up their containers at the Service Park in Naivasha. Service Park Manager Joe Muchiri confirmed the arrival of Toyota and Hyundai containers at Wildlife…
- LONDON, England, March 13, 2025 – Uefa says it will discuss the rules around penalties with the game’s lawmakers after Julian Alvarez’s spot kick was disallowed in Atletico Madrid’s Champions League exit. During a penalty shootout in Atletico’s last-16 tie with rivals Real Madrid, Alvarez slipped…
- NYERI, Kenya, Mar 13 – As a way of fighting consumption of illicit brews and drugs among youths in Othaya constituency, an entrepreneur served-off a volleyball tournament aimed at dissuading young people from the vice. The tournament held over the weekend, at Gatugi village, saw 14 teams consisting…
- OKLAHOMA, United States, March 13, 2025 – Oklahoma City Thunder sealed a spot in the NBA play-offs with 16 games of the season remaining following an impressive 118-112 win over reigning champions the Boston Celtics. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander strengthened his case for the MVP (Most Valuable Player)…
- LONDON, England, March 13, 2025 – The 2025 London Marathon is set to make history as the world’s largest field in the discipline. More than 56,000 runners are expected to complete the 26.2 miles on Sunday, 27 April. That would exceed the current record of 55,646 finishers set by the New York…
- LONDON, England, March 13, 2025 – England’s new head coach Thomas Tuchel will name his first squad on Friday morning as the Three Lions prepare for the start of World Cup qualifying. England play Latvia and Albania on 21 and 24 March, and Tuchel has just seven international windows and roughly 450…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 13, 2025 – African 800m silver medalist Lilian Odira is among 10 athletes named in the team to represent Kenya at next week’s World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. Odira will fly the national flag in the women’s 800m, alongside Vivian Chebet with who she represented…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 13, 2025 – Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has revealed the pivotal role played by longtime tactician Francis Kimanzi in selecting the provisional squad for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The South African says the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) development…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 13, 2025 – The Sports Disputes Tribunal (SDT) has temporarily halted last week’s suspension of Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) chair Alexander ‘Sasha’ Mutai by the board of directors. In a ruling issued March 12 (Wednesday), SDT acting chair Njeri Onyango said the board should not…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 13, 2025 – Football Kenya Federation (FKF) have appointed longtime tactician Francis Kimanzi as its new development director. In a statement, FKF CEO Harold Ndege said Kimanzi’s wealth of experience make him the standout person to advance Kenya’s football development agenda. “…
- LONDON, England, March 13, 2025 – Raheem Sterling believes he has “still got a big part to play” in Arsenal’s chase for silverware this season after helping the club into the last eight of the Champions League, where they will face Real Madrid. England winger Sterling contributed two assists as the…
- LONDON, England, March 13, 2025 – Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says a pitch to sign Max Verstappen for 2026 is “not on any radar”. George Russell’s Mercedes contract runs out at the end of this season and Wolff had talks with Verstappen last year before opting for Italian 18-year-old rookie…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, March 13, 2025 – Lewis Hamilton says he does not feel any pressure to prove himself as he starts his Ferrari career at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The seven-time champion left Mercedes after 12 seasons in which they became the most successful team-driver…
- MADRID, Spain, March 12, 2025 – Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez had a penalty dramatically ruled out in the shootout as Real Madrid edged out their city rivals to reach the quarter-finals and keep alive their hopes of a winning a record-extending 16th Champions League trophy. They will face…
- LONDON, England, March 12, 2025 – Arsenal completed a resounding 9-3 aggregate victory over PSV Eindhoven to move into the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The Gunners will now face Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid in a mouthwatering last-eight encounter, where they will likely have to find…
- LIVERPOOL, England, March 12, 2025 – Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he has “no idea” whether he will stay at Anfield beyond the current season. The Netherlands international is one of three high-profile players – along with Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold – who are out of contract…
- LONDON, England, March 12, 2025 – Arsenal go into their Champions League last-16 second leg against PSV Eindhoven “very close” to ending a five-year wait for a trophy, says defender William Saliba. The France centre-back wants to help his side win their first Champions League, and believes they are…
- LONDON, England, March 12, 2025 – Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy says he does not expect Tiger Woods to play again this year after the 15-time major winner’s latest injury setback. On Tuesday 49-year-old Woods had surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon. The American has played a reduced schedule…
- MANCHESTER, England, March 12, 2025 – Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says it is up to him and his players to “change” Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s opinion on the team. Ratcliffe, 72, told BBC Sport this week that some players in United’s squad were “not good enough” and “overpaid”, though he did…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 12, 2025 – Sports Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya is hopeful that more Kenyan women will compete in the WRC Safari Rally. Mvurya exalted the current crop of drivers who have dared to dream, expressing confidence they will inspire more women to join the sport. “As you can see,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 12, 2025 – Commonwealth Games champion Ferdinand Omanyala finished third at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Grand Prix I at the Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria on Wednesday evening. Omanyala clocked 10.22 in the men’s 100m, a race won by Letebele Karabo who timed 10.19. In…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 12, 2025 – National basketball league champions Nairobi City Thunder (NCT) have signed French-born Central African shooting guard Evans Ganapamo ahead of their debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The 30-year-old boasts a longstanding career, having played across…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 12, 2025 – Voi-based side Mwatate United have been reinstated to the National Super League by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF). In a statement, FKF CEO Harold Ndege said the club will be allowed to play in the second tier from next season, subject to full compliance with…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 12, 2025 – Kenya’s bad luck at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Serbia continued all four pugilists in contention on Tuesday lost their bouts. First up, Cynthia Mwihaki threw in the towel in round two of her light welterweight bout against Mexico’s Miriam Edith…
- LIVERPOOL, England, March 11, 2025 – Darwin Nunez fell into the arms of Arne Slot at the conclusion of a dramatic night that may yet come to define the spectacularly mixed bag that has been the Uruguayan’s Liverpool career. Nunez must not shoulder the blame for Liverpool’s exit on penalties at the…
- FLORIDA. United States, March 11, 2025 – Tiger Woods has had surgery after suffering a ruptured Achilles during training at home. The 15-time major champion has not put a timescale on his recovery but his participation in the Masters, which begins on 10 April, must be in doubt. The 49-year-old had…
- BARCELONA, Spain, March 11, 2025 – Teenager Lamine Yamal was once again the star of the show as Barcelona beat Benfica to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The 17-year-old provided a brilliant assist for Raphinha to open the scoring before topping that with a stunning strike…
- BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, March 11, 2025 – The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires. Maradona was convalescing when he died of a heart attack at his home in 2020, aged 60. He had been recovering at…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 12 – New face Mwanakombo Bakari targets qualification for the 2026 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Morocco, after an impressive debut performance during the first leg qualifier against Uganda in Kampala over the weekend. Bakari, inspired by Kenyan international Mwanahalima Adam,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 11, 2025 – Completion of the 60,000-seater Talanta Stadium remains on course for the end of this year. A dispatch from the Cabinet on Tuesday evening indicates the new stadium is 40 per cent done, with contractors burning the midnight oil to meet the deadline. “The cabinet was…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 11, 2025 – Commonwealth Games champion Ferdinand Omanyala will be in contention at the Athletics South Africa (ASA) Grand Prix in Pretoria on Wednesday evening. Omanyala will be running in the men’s 100m where he will be competing against six other sprinters, including fellow…
- MELBOURNE, Australia, March 11, 2025 – The 150th anniversary fixture between England and Australia to celebrate the first men’s Test match will be a day-night contest at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Cricket Australia has said the one-off fixture will take place at the MCG, which has a capacity of…
- NIS, Serbia, March 11, 2025 – Michaela Walsh has alleged “corruption” played a role in her unanimous decision defeat at the World Boxing Championships by Serbia’s Andjela Brankovic. Home fighter Brankovic was unanimously awarded the opening round and claimed a 4-1 split decision in the final round…
- MANCHESTER, England, March 11, 2025 – Manchester United have announced plans to build the biggest stadium in the UK – an “iconic” new £2bn 100,000-seater ground close to Old Trafford. Once construction is complete, the club’s existing home will be demolished. Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said he…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 11, 2025 – Harambee Stars head coach Benni McCarthy has named a 48-man provisional squad ahead of this month’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Gambia and Gabon. The squad include much of the players that featured under former tactician Engin Firat as well as some new faces.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, March 11, 2025 – Mwamba RFC head coach Mariko Mshila has bemoaned the mistakes that cost them relegation from the Kenya Cup. Mshila admits they would have qualified for their playoffs had they put in an exceptional performance akin to their last match against Kenyatta University…
- LIVERPOOL, England, March 11, 2025 – Liverpool boss Arne Slot says his side will need to produce their best performance of the season to see off Paris St-Germain and progress to the Champions League quarter-finals. The Reds were second-best for the majority of their last-16 first leg in Paris last…
